[BrownBear]

My PPE is less than a month old and one of my black wheels got their first curb rash today. Made me sick to my stomach. It was that or running over a kitten. I am a sucker for animals...darn. I guess I will be shelling out $450 soon for a new wheel. Ugh! 🤦🏻‍♂️

 

[Cilles]

Buying a new, expensive, wheel just for some curb rash? check around here, there are cheaper solutions

 

[stevenD]

Sorry to hear about that. For the price of replacing four of them, you could have purchased new 18" wheels and tires that don't hit curbs...

Like Top 40 radio: 20" Wheels provide the "hits" that just keep on coming...

 

[alkalinesi]

Ouch, I know that feeling. I’m sorry to hear that.
I agree with stevenD.
Hopefully soon, I can get some 18s with some fat AT tires, because I also have the fear of curbing these wheels.

 

[TnTA2]

Gloss black should be pretty easy for a reputable wheel shop to repair good as new, usually for around $200-$250. Investigate that option before shelling out for a new wheel. And if you do end up going for a new one, check online since that price seems like full retail.

 

[CHEFERMAN65]

Sorry to hear about that. For the price of replacing four of them, you could have purchased new 18" wheels and tires that don't hit curbs...

Like Top 40 radio: 20" Wheels provide the "hits" that just keep on coming...

So, it's a 20" thing? Hitting a curb is hitting a curb, irregardless of the rim size.

 

[FourCorners]

I bought my passport used and it had curb rash when I got it. The dealership probably has a "wheel guy" they can hook you up with, after they fixed mine you can't even tell where the rash was.

 

[BrownBear]

Gloss black should be pretty easy for a reputable wheel shop to repair good as new, usually for around $200-$250. Investigate that option before shelling out for a new wheel. And if you do end up going for a new one, check online since that price seems like full retail.

Thanks for the info., I will follow up with your suggestion. 👍🏼

 

[pshadoa]

Depending on how bad the damage is you may want to try repairing it yourself. That is what I did with one of my Touring wheels. Mask off to protect rest of wheel and tire, file the damage, sand with #100 then #220. , primer, then topcoat. Takes about an hour. Black is a actally easier than the pewter grey.

 

[BrownBear]

Ahhh...I will give it a whirl this weekend. Do you know the Honda color code for the black wheels?

 

[pshadoa]

Depending on how bad the damage is you may want to try repairing it yourself. That is what I did with one of my Touring wheels. Mask off to protect rest of wheel and tire, file the damage, sand with #100 then #220. , primer, then topcoat. Takes about an hour. Black is a actally easier than the pewter grey

Ahhh...I will give it a whirl this weekend. Do you know the Honda color code for the black wheels?

Sorry, I do not. But others here on the forum have used Rustoleum Glossy Black with good results.

 

[stevenD]

So, it's a 20" thing? Hitting a curb is hitting a curb, irregardless of the rim size.

Logically, that may be the case, but 18" A/T tires STICK OUT further than 20" low-profile tires, so instead of the wheels hitting first, the tires do. But you knew that and was just being funny right?

 

[johara1]

I got a set of new set Pilot 18 wheels with centers for less than the price of a new wheel from Honda..... Look around...

 

[iClick]

Same thing (except for the kitten) just happened to my Touring in a parking garage. If someone knows the paint to use for pewter Touring wheels I will go for the DYI solution. I recall a Chris Fix video on YouTube that seemed to be easy enough.

 

[pshadoa]

Search on this forum "Touring wheels touch up paint".

 

[iClick]

Search on this forum "Touring wheels touch up paint".

Thanks, just ordered.

 

[CHEFERMAN65]

Logically, that may be the case, but 18" A/T tires STICK OUT further than 20" low-profile tires, so instead of the wheels hitting first, the tires do. But you knew that and was just being funny right?

Yes, just trying to be funny. I don't need a specific tire size to not hit my rims on a curb. My ex-wife on the other hand....She would run over logs in the middle of the street, never mind curbs.

 

[feeway]

My PPE is less than a month old and one of my black wheels got their first curb rash today. Made me sick to my stomach. It was that or running over a kitten. I am a sucker for animals...darn. I guess I will be shelling out $450 soon for a new wheel. Ugh! 🤦🏻‍♂️

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[Jackred944]

I posted this in another post...works perfect. metallic is wrong for these.

 

[Bobo]

My PPE is less than a month old and one of my black wheels got their first curb rash today. Made me sick to my stomach. It was that or running over a kitten. I am a sucker for animals...darn. I guess I will be shelling out $450 soon for a new wheel. Ugh! 🤦🏻‍♂️